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it’s how she talks
but I’m a fair man
and sometimes
a cynical one
and so serious

I said I wanted something new
she had a name I had never heard
I guess that’s a start
what else is there?
a different home and a different
talent - hey, that’s novel
what else could I want?

she came from the midwest
went to a private arts college
and had a habit of forgetting my name -
that’s new.
and her constant fanning of my smoke
away from her face
- right, that’s okay, right?

I wasn’t good at reading fortunes
but I kept an open mind -
what else is there?

I’m telling you, my friend,
life is about the new